Device for polishing buttons



. Feb. 22,- 1927.

M. .1. DAVIS I nmvrcs FOR POLISHINIG BUTTONS Filed Nov 10. 1925 Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

UNITED. STATES mosns "3mm, or PUEBLO, COLORADO.

DEVICE FOR POLISHING BUTTONS.

Application filed November 10, 1925. Serial No. 68,149.

and others be maintained bright at all times.

Heretofore it has been necessary to use various cleaning preparations for this purpose and it has been difiicult to employ these preparations without soiling the hands or the garment. I

It is an object of the present invention to overcome the objections heretofore present during the cleaning operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts andin the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made 'within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. In said drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinalsection through the device, thesame being shown in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 Figure 1'. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the two members of the housing pulled apart.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a housing member closed at one end, as shown at 2 and having its side walls 3 connected fora portion of theirllength by a bottom 4. The top of this member 1 is open and one end thereof is also open. The other member 5 includes side walls 6 connected -by a bottom an end wall 8, and a top 9. Angular arms '10 are extended from the open end ofthe section 5 and constitute continuations of portions of the top 9 and of the side walls 6,

these arms forming a slot 11 between them.

The arms are designed ftoengageand lapthe upper'edge portions of the walls '3 and when the members land 5 are thrust toward each other the walls 3 will enter the member connected iembers 1 and 5, this brush ineluding a head 12 from which are extended long wire bristles 13. A handle 14: is connected to the block 12 by a neck 15 mounted to slide within the slot 11, it being understood that the head l will properly support the brush within the casing.

In practice it has been found desirabe to use bristles .13 not less than one inch in length. lVhere shorter lengths are employed the wires tend to kink while in use.

p In Figure 1 a piece of fabric has been indicated generally at F and a metal button attached thereto has been indicated at B. When it is desired to polish the button the members 1 and 5 of the casing are moved apart so as to provide a sufiicient space be- 7 tween the bottoms 4 and 7 topermit the insertion of thebutton into the casing. The

members of the casing are then pressed toward each other so that the bottoms 4L and 7 will come to position back of the button as shown in Figure 1. The brush is then reciprocated within the casing and the bristles will pass back and forth over the button and quickly polish the same. The casing can then be extended to release the button after which it can be applied to another button quickly and the foregoing operation repeated. V

What is claimed is: V t 1. A polishing device of the class described including a casing comprising inter.-

fitting relativel i movable members for the reception of a button, and a polishing'ele ment mounted for reciprocation within'the in one ofthe members, ofa brush movably.

inounted within the casing, and means on the brush cooperatingwith the walls of the slot for guiding the brush during the reciprocax tion thereof.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto, aflixed mysignature. r V c' MOSES: J. Davis. f 1 

